22012012 WagnerWagner SeahawksSeahawks FootballFootball WWagneragner ((4-3.4-3. 33-2-2 NNEC)EC) aatt SSaintaint FFrancisrancis ((PA)PA) ((3-4,3-4, 22-2-2 NNEC)EC) SSaturdayaturday - OOctoberctober 220,0, 22012012 - 112:002:00 pmpm DDeGoleGol FFieldield For Immediate Release ....................................... Wagner Quick Facts Location: ............................................Staten Island, NY TODAY’S GAME: LIVE VIDEO ON http:// www.necfrontrow.com; LIVE STATS on goredfl ash.com President: .....................................Dr. Richard Guarasci SCENE-SETTER Athletics Director: ................................. Walt Hameline HISTORY vs. SFPA (18-3) Head Football Coach: ............................ Walt Hameline The Wagner College Seahawks, who enter play in sole possession Record at Wagner: ....................... 207-126-2/32nd year of second place in the Northeast Conference (NEC) look to extend 2011 Wagner 38 SFPA 28 (3ot) Overall Record: .................................................... Same their winning streak to four games and improve to 4-3 overall and 2010: Wagner 22, SFPA 14 2009 Wagner 56 SFPA 48 (3ot) Media Relations: .......................................John Beisser 4-1 in the NEC when they make the long trek to Loretto, PA to meet dangerous and improved Saint Francis (PA), who enters the game 2008 Wagner 17 SFPA 13 Beisser Offi ce Phone: ..........................(718) 390-3227 2007 SFPA 23 Wagner 20 Beisser Email: [email protected] 3-4 on the season, 2-2 in NEC play. 2006 SFPA 35 Wagner 14 2005 Wagner 23 SFPA 21 SEAHAWKSSEAHA SEEK FIRST FOUR-GAME WIN STREAK SINCE 2004 Wagner 17 SFPA 14 200922009 2003 Wagner 24 SFPA 16 2012 Schedule and Results TheTThe lastla time Wagner won four consecutive games was during the 2002 Wagner 7 SFPA 0 2001 Wagner 38 SFPA 7 August 31 at Florida Atlantic L 7-3 200922009 season and buoyed the Seahawks to a 6-5 record. 2000 Wagner 35 SFPA 6 September 8 at Georgetown * L 13-10L 38-17 1999 Wagner 45 SFPA 13 Monmouth. W 31-13 1998 Wagner 45 SFPA 14 September 15 HOWHHOOW TO FOLLOW THE GAME TheTThe Wagner-SaintW Francis (PA) game will be streamed live free of 1997 Wagner 42 SFPA 6 September 22 at Central Connecticut* 1996 Wagner 24 SFPA 6 chargecchar on necrontrow. com. Live Stats can be accessed by logging September 29 Bryant* W 31-21 1995 Wagner 38 SFPA 21 ontooonnto goredfl ash.com Fans can also receive game updates from 1994 Wagner 35 SFPA 13 October 6 at Sacred Heart* W 12-3 Noon thetthhe team’s offi cial twitter account: @WagnerAthletics. 1993 Wagner 31 SFPA 21 October 20 at Saint Francis (PA)*(Homecoming) Noon 1992 Wagner 48 SFPA 6 October 27 Robert Morris* GOODBYEGGO BYE WEEK 1992 SFPA 21 Wagner 18 November 3 at Albany* 1:00 pm AfterAAf winning three straights, the Seahawks had themselves a bold = home gamei November 10 Holy Cross 1:00 pm well-earnedwwe bye last week. The last time Wagner was in action talics = road game November 17 Duquesne* 1:00 pm wasw back on October 6 when the Green & White outlasted Home Games in CAPS- NEC Contest; SacredS Heart in a defensive struggle on the road, 12-3. In the days following the win over the $- Homecoming Pioneers,PPionee the Seahawk coaching staff gave the players a couple of days off to heal and rest up fromfrom theth rigors of the six games that opened the 2012 season. This past week was more of a typical practicepractic week, with the intensity ramping up each day as Saturday neared. WAGNER LEADS SERIES, 18-3 The meeting between Wagner and Saint Francis will be the 22nd consecutive between the schools and the Seahawks have won 18 of the previous 21 meetings. The Red Flash and the Seahawks fi rst met back in 1992 when SFU knocked off Wagner 21-18. The recent history between the teams have been competitive and close with seven of the last eight contests being decided by 10 points or less. WAGNER COLLEGE NATION’S 9TH-RANKED DEFENSE TOPS NEC AND HAS KEYED WAGNER’S RECENT WINNING WAYS Location: Staten Island, NY Nation’s 9th-ranked Defense Tops NEC And Keys Wagner’s Recent Winning Ways Nickname: Seahawks Wagner’s defense has been tremendous over the fi rst six games of the season. Under the direction First Football Season: 1927 of defensive coordinator Malik Hall, the Green & White rank No. 1 the NEC in total defense and scoring defense. The Seahawk defense also ranks ninth nationally in total defense, yielding just 15.83 points a game. On the offensive side, junior RB Dominique Williams (Bridgeton, NJ/ Milford Academy) is the leading rusher for the Seahawks, averaging 97.33 yards per game to rank second in the NEC. Senior QB Nick Doscher (Staten Island, NY/ Moore Catholic) has been one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the Northeast Conference throughout his career and is the Seahawks’ all-time leader in total offense with 6,935 yards. HAMELINE FIELD AT WAGNER COLLEGE STADIUM In a stirring pre-game ceremony, the fi eld at Wagner College Stadium was named after Walt Hameline who is in his 32nd year as athletic director/football coach. One of just eight active Football SAINT FRANCIS (PA) UNIVERSITY Championship Subdivision (FCS) coach to win 200 games, he also ranks 16th all-time among FCS Location: Loretto, PA coaches and 18th among active NCAA coaches. Heading into the Bryant game, Hameline has an Nickname: Red Flash overall record of 207-126-2 twitter.com/NECsports '005#"-- facebook.com/NECsports 8&&,-:3&-&"4&/&84/05&4 youtube.com/NECsports ,+1 1ġ/)-%03"+1/" *-20!/0,*"/0"1 +'-%ġĠ #5ġĠ /3"+1/"Ĥ+,/1%"01 ,+#"/"+ ",/$ /&$'005#"--'"$54'*(63&4 /&$'005#"--45"/%*/(4 8&&,3&46-54 8&&,3&-&"4&t0$5 Saturday, Oct. 13 ................................................................... SCHOOL NEC PCT. OVR. PCT. STR. HOME AWAY NEU. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 38, DUQUESNE 31 1. Albany ...............................................4-0 1.000 6-1 .857 W4 3-0 3-1 0-0 ALBANY 36, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 13 2. Wagner ..............................................3-1 .750 3-3 .500 W3 1-1 2-2 0-0 BRYANT 38, ROBERT MORRIS 35 3. Duquesne ..........................................2-1 .667 4-2 .667 L1 2-0 2-2 0-0 SACRED HEART 27, Dartmouth 10 Monmouth .........................................2-1 .667 3-3 .500 L2 2-0 1-3 0-0 Cornell 41, MONMOUTH 38 5. Saint Francis (PA) ............................. 2-2 .500 3-4 .429 L1 2-0 1-4 0-0 IDLE: WAGNER 6. Sacred Heart ......................................1-2 .333 2-4 .333 W1 1-1 1-3 0-0 Central Conn. St. ............................... 1-2 .333 1-5 .167 W1 1-2 0-3 0-0 61$0.*/(4$)&%6-& 8. Bryant ................................................1-4 .200 1-6 .143 W1 1-4 0-2 0-0 Saturday, Oct. 20 ................................................................... 9. Robert Morris ....................................0-3 .000 1-5 .167 L2 1-1 0-4 0-0 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT at ROBERT MORRIS 12:00 pm WAGNER at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 12:00 pm SACRED HEART at DUQUESNE 12:10 pm /&$0GGFOTJWF1MBZFSPGUIF8FFL BRYANT at MONMOUTH 1:00 pm ,:-&'3";*&3 .0/.065) IDLE: ALBANY 4S 2# MCT (BJUIFSTCVSH .%%BNBTDVT No NEC quarterback ever had a day like the one Frazier accounted for during Monmouth’s Week 7 matchup at Cornell. The /&$0GGFOTJWF1MBZFSPGUIF8FFL łBPDUA=NOAJEKNOECJ=H?=HHANS=ONAOLKJOE>HABKNU=N@OKBPKP=HKBBAJOAPKOAPPDA+KNPDA=OP KJBANAJ?AOOEJCHAC=IA Drew Smith (ALB) Sept. 3 Kyle Frazier (MON) Sept. 10 record in that category. On his way to becoming only the second player in league history to reach the 500-yard mark in Keion Wade (SFPA) & Larry McCoy (DUQ) Sept. 17 PKP=HKBBAJOA #N=VEANL=OOA@BKNPDAPDEN@DECDAOPOEJCHAC=IAU=N@=CAPKP=HEJOA=OKJOKB+" BKKP>=HH1DABKKPłAH@ Kyle Frazier (MON) Sept. 24 general averaged 10.02 yards per pass attempt and was extremely accurate all afternoon. Frazier completed 77.8 percent of Nick Doscher (WAG) Oct. 1 his passes over an interception-free four quarters. The mobile passer added 62 yards rushing on nine attempts. With Mon- Dominique Williams (WAG) Oct. 8 IKQPDPN=EHEJCH=PAEJPDABKQNPDMQ=NPAN #N=VEAN SDKłJEODA@BKNL=OOEJCBKNU=N@O=J@BKQNPKQ?D@KSJO Kyle Frazier (MON) Oct. 15 was waiting to hoping to get the ball back one last time, but Cornell converted a key third down and ran out the clock on Monmouth. Frazier’s four touchdown passes of 85, 10, 25 and 28 yards each went to different receivers. /&$%FGFOTJWF1MBZFSPGUIF8FFL /&$%FGFOTJWF1MBZFSPGUIF8FFL Patrick O’Connor (WAG) Sept.3 Bishop Neal (SFPA) Sept. 10 +645*/4&950/ 4"$3&%)&"35 Dan Sullivan (MON) Sept. 17 +S -# MCT .VSSJFUB $".VSSJFUB7BMMFZ Dorian Bell (DUQ) Sept. 24 Sexton spearheaded Sacred Heart’s suffocating defensive performance at Dartmouth and added to his NEC-leading tackles Marcelis Branch (RMU) Oct. 1 total in the process. The junior linebacker contributed a game-high 13 tackles, including eight solo stops, to an effort that Justinian Mason (ALB) Oct. 8 Justin Sexton (SHU) Oct.15 limited the Big Green’s offense to three points over the course of the 27-10 victory (Dartmouth’s lone TD came on a KO return). The 6-foot-3 Sexton limited the opposing ball carrier to no more than a one-yard gain on six of his tackles. Sexton logged his lone tackle for a loss with Sacred Heart nursing a 20-10 lead early in the fourth quarter. He dropped Brian Grove /&$4QFDJBM5FBNT1MBZFSPGUIF8FFL for a loss of two on a 2nd-down play, helping derail Dartmouth’s drive before it was able to get started. Sexton leads the Northeast Conference in total tackles (68), solo tackles (46) and tackles per game average (11.3/g). Ocieka Bakou (ALB) Sept. 3 Grant Price (SFPA) Sept.10 /&$4QFDJBM5FBNT1MBZFSPGUIF8FFL Otis Wright (WAG) Sept. 17 30#&354)&1)&3% 4"$3&%)&"35 Sean Kenny (ALB) Sept.